Dozens of Iranians in Canada who are awaiting their spouse's permanent residency share their mounting worries as the Iranian regime cracks down on its own citizens.
, where CSIS confirmed ongoing investigations on "lethal threats to Canadians" from Iran.
"We are afraid of going back to Iran to be with our family and spouses because of the fear of getting arrested, tortured, executed," explained Alex, who's waiting for his wife's PR application to be processed. He's in B.C., while she's in Iran.
Through an interpreter from Kerman, Iran, Hamidreza told CBC the stress of this process has had severe health impacts for his wife, a hairstylist in Quebec. He said the mental health impacts are causing both of them to struggle in their careers. "We have been waiting for five years to get together, to be with each other. So if this is not love, what is your definition of love?" he said. "I have almost lost everything."Sonia has waited two years and two months for her husband's PR application so he can join her in B.C. The couple, longtime family friends who grew up in Iran, married in October 2021, after COVID delays, and applied for his PR shortly after.
"I worked very hard.... I don't want to quit everything here and then go move," she said. "But eventually, if I need to, I have to." "She's really looking for her dad. And then ask me, 'Why everybody has dad? ... Mom, what happened to my dad? Did you apply for my dad?'" Azadeh said. "She start crying all the time now."
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